M5.1 earthquake 168 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 168 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Mon, Aug 3, 1987, 1:22 PM GMT+11 (02:22 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 177 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-03 02:22:46 UTC
- Depth
- 115.7 km (71.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 12.528° S, 166.837° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.8158 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14304 days ago · 353 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.9193 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 14298 days ago · 114 km deep · 36 km away
- 6.0177 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14295 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.1111 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14288 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.9161 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 14276 days ago · 136 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000376k. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC.